31 Wakha lezindlu zokukhonzela ezindaweni eziphakemeyo,* wabeka abaphristi ayebakhethe ebantwini abangayisiwo maLevi.+

33 Mhlaka 15 ngenyanga yesi-8, inyanga ayezikhethele yona, waqalisa ukunikela iminikelo phezu kwe-alithare ayelenze eBhetheli. Wasungula lomkhosi owawuzakwenziwa ngabantu bako-Israyeli futhi waya e-alithareni watshisa imihlatshelo.

33 Lanxa kwenzakala konke lokhu, uJerobhowami kazange atshiye okubi ayekwenza. Waqhubeka ebeka abaphristi ayebakhetha ebantwini nje+ ukuthi basebenze ezindaweni eziphakemeyo. Wayefaka loba ngubani owayefuna ukuba ngumphristi, esithi: “Laye kabe ngumphristi ezindaweni eziphakemeyo.”+